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There is nothing in golf quite like it. You strike the ball on a par 3, it flies towards the flag, bounces once or twice and disappears into the hole. A hole in one, also called an ace, is the shot…
Golf balls are expensive, and most golfers lose several every round. It is no surprise that used golf balls are big business. Millions of balls are recovered from lakes, ponds and woods every year…
The golf swing asks a lot of your body: rotation through the hips and spine, stability through the legs and core, mobility in the shoulders and balance from the start of the backswing to the finish…
The driver is the most expensive club in most bags, and the one golfers change most often. It is also the club that most affects your score on long holes: a good drive sets up the hole, and a bad one…
Once you can hit the ball reasonably straight, the next step is learning to curve it on purpose. A draw curves gently from right to left; a fade curves gently from left to right (for right-handed…
Arizona is one of the great winter golf destinations. Between January and April, while much of North America is under snow, golfers flock to the Sonoran Desert for blue skies, warm days and emerald…
Florida has more golf courses than any other US state, well over a thousand, and a winter climate that draws golfers from across North America and Europe. You can play championship resort courses…
Few places on earth look as good from a tee box as Hawaii. Fairways run between black lava fields and the Pacific, greens sit on clifftops above crashing surf, and whales can be seen offshore in…
Sooner or later, every golfer gets caught in the rain. With the wrong kit, a wet round is miserable: soaked clothes, cold hands, slippery grips and a heavy, waterlogged bag. With the right gear, rain…
The driving range is flat. The golf course rarely is. On most courses, a large share of your shots are played from slopes: the ball above or below your feet, or your stance uphill or downhill. Each…
France is not always the first country golfers think of for a golf trip, which is exactly why it is such a pleasant surprise. It has hundreds of courses, many of them excellent, set among vineyards…
Watch any group of golfers and most will be wearing a single glove on one hand. It is such a familiar sight that few people stop to ask why, or whether they are wearing the right glove in the right…
